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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Wanstead and Woodford 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wanstead and Woodford]
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Deaths from puerperal causes:—
| Puerperal Sepsis | NIL |
| Other puerperal causes | NIL |
| Total | NIL |
| Rate per 1,000 total (live and still) births, NIL. | |
| Death Rate of Infants under one year of age:— | |
| All infants per 1,000 live births | 40.3 |
| Legitimate infants per 1,000 legitimate live births | 31.6 |
| Illegitimate infants per 1,000 illegitimate live births | 291.7 |
| Deaths from Cancer (all ages) | 85 |
| Deaths from Measles (all ages) | NIL |
| Deaths from Whooping Cough (all ages) | 1 |
| Deaths from Diarrhoea (under 2 years of age) | 5 |
| Deaths at various ages during 1937. | |
| Age. | No. of Deaths. |
| Under 1 year | 29 |
| 1—2 | 4 |
| 6 | |
| 5—15 | 6 |
| 15—25 | 14 |
| 25—35 | 17 |
| 35—45 | 25 |
| 45—55 | 45 |
| 55—65 | 88 |
| 65—75 | 117 |
| 75 and upwards | 171 |
| Total | 522 |